Don't they just absolutely nail it? I mean, you can imagine cycling through a place like Ulm or Augsburg on a peaceful Sunday morning and this would be your soundtrack. It's so romantically timeless - like Hutter channels Schubert effortlessly.

Don't they just absolutely nail it? I mean, you can imagine cycling through a place like Ulm or Augsburg on a peaceful Sunday morning and this would be your soundtrack. It's so romantically timeless - like Hutter channels Schubert effortlessly.

ConnyOlivetti wrote:Don't hear it! And agree with jimboo on the subject...

Then you’re both wrong.

That was the first time I heard the song and those backwards effects struck me as pure Fabs.

It’s not my fault they were the most influential band of all time. Krautrock wasn’t immune.

Well , to be fair you would I guess because that is your only reference point.it wasn't theirs.If the purpose of Kraftwerk was to form a corporate identity and make electronic people music while trying to forge a new German identity following the war, aping the Beatles wouldn't be a good starting point. Stockhausen, who they claimed to have seen while under the influence of lsd would be a closer comparison.Kraftwerks whole output is the very opposite of blues anglo american bands and their influences and styles , the legacy and what makes them important is that they are the flipside of the coin , there are no us or uk influences in their work that is the whole point.

Kraftwerk's first ever "single", released at the end of 1973 and taking Kometenmelodie from Autobahn. Discogs does note a 1970 Philips Acetate release, but I think it's safe to say that it is unofficial. We're at the cusp of the new era - by late 1973 Wolfgang Flur was on "percussion" and Emil Schult would soon be providing artwork and conceptual narratives.